# Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 17 Sep 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 262,144 tokens. Pricing is $0.21 per million input tokens and $1.90 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct
- Sighting: 2026-09-17T17:05:20.440Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-09-23
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct/paths-info/710c13861be6c466e66de3f484069440b8f31389)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct?

The context window is 262,144 tokens.

### How much does Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct cost?

Pricing is $0.21 per million input tokens and $1.90 per million output tokens. Cached input is $0.10 per million.

### Are the weights of Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 17 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct/paths-info/710c13861be6c466e66de3f484069440b8f31389)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct-FP8)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-vl-instruct)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct)
- [OpenRouter · usage](https://openrouter.ai/rankings)
- [Arena · leaderboards](https://qwen.ai/blog?id=99f0335c4ad9ff6153e517418d48535ab6d8afef&from=research.latest-advancements-list)

## Signals

- [Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct spotted on Arena](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/11/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct/)